Dos Rios students to visit school site

Fort Morgan Times staff

Posted:
04/23/2013 11:44:00 PM MDT

For the second year in a row Dos Rios Elementary School's fifth-grade classes are teaming with archaeologists from the Pawnee National Grassland to provide an unforgettable archaeological experience inside and out of the classroom.

On May 3, the fifth graders of Dos Rios Elementary School from Evans will experience a day of hands-on archaeology, history and geography learning at the former site of the Prairie View School, north of Briggsdale.

The project was initiated by Lindsey Mieras, a fifth-grade teacher at Dos Rios Elementary and former U.S. Forest Service archaeological technician.

Dos Rios is a K-5 school serving about 600 students. The project began within the classroom. Mieras has been integrating archaeological concepts in the classroom by use of a multidisciplinary approach within the fields of math, science, social studies, reading and writing. Students have also researched historical documents and artifacts.

During the field trip, students will work alongside professional archaeologists and U.S. Forest Service employees using maps, compass and Global Positioning Systems performing archaeological survey and mock excavations.

The former one-room schoolhouse has been relocated to the High Plains Historical Society museum in Nunn. However, the archaeological material that remains will allow the students to peek into the lives of students like themselves 100 years ago, as well as Native Americans who lived in what is now the Pawnee National Grassland many hundreds or even thousands of years ago.

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While on the grasslands, students will also interact with other U.S. Forest Service staff learning about fire prevention, wildlife and being responsible stewards of public lands.

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